Security Spotlight

When two men assaulted and robbed a merchant outside a bank in Napa, CA and then fled by SUV to Napa Valley College, the community college had the first real opportunity to test out its emergency alert system. What law enforcement officers learned in the course of that day, said campus police chief Ken Arnold, is that new forms of technology are changing fundamental practices of law enforcement in both positive and negative ways.More

Campus Security News

The University of Texas at San Antonio has enhanced security in three of its largest parking lots with the addition of video surveillance systems from ADT Security Services. The installation includes cameras, transmitted via a wireless mesh system, which monitor a 600-space remote parking lot about a quarter-mile from the university's main campus.More

The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Information Assurance and Security (CIAS) is teaming with Raytheon on research for new and innovative cybersecurity solutions. Raytheon will provide funding during the next 10 years for CIAS faculty working on computer security and information assurance projects.More

Twelve institutions have gone public with their use of the CopySense Appliance from Audible Magic to curb illegal use of peer-to-peer activity over their networks. Among the users are Bowling Green State University in Ohio; Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN; and South Texas College in McAllen, TX.More

Software security continues to trouble IT pros, who often have to do more with less in the current recession, according to two industry-sponsored studies.More

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